蟯

蟯

See also: 蛲

蟯 U+87EF, 蟯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-87EF ← 蟮 [U+87EE] CJK Unified Ideographs 蟰 → [U+87F0]

Translingual

Han character

蟯 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈土土山 (LIGGU), four-corner 5411₁, composition ⿰虫堯)

References

• KangXi: page 1098, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33626
• Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2889, character 5
• Unihan data for U+87EF

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Chinese

trad.		蟯
simp.		蛲

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (垚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
撓	*hŋaːw, *rŋaːw, *rnaːwʔ
鐃	*rŋaːw
譊	*rŋaːw
橈	*rŋaːws, *ŋjew
磽	*ŋ̊ʰreːw, *ŋreːws, *ŋ̊ʰeːwʔ
墝	*ŋ̊ʰreːw
穘	*hŋreːw
顤	*hŋreːw, *ŋeːws
燒	*hŋjew, *hŋjaws
饒	*ŋjew, *ŋjaws
蟯	*ŋjew, *ʔŋew
蕘	*ŋjew
襓	*ŋjew
繞	*ŋjewʔ, *ŋjaws
遶	*ŋjewʔ
嬈	*njewʔ, *neːwʔ, *hŋeːws
趬	*ŋ̊ʰew, *ŋ̊ʰews
蹺	*ŋ̊ʰew
翹	*ɡew, *ɡews
澆	*ŋkeːw, *ŋeːws
驍	*ŋkeːw
僥	*kŋeːwʔ, *ŋeːw
堯	*ŋeːw
垚	*ŋeːw
嶢	*ŋeːw
獟	*ŋeːws
膮	*hŋeːw, *hŋeːwʔ
嘵	*hŋeːw
憢	*hŋeːw
曉	*hŋeːwʔ
皢	*hŋeːwʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋjew, *ʔŋew) : semantic 虫 (“worm”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): náo, ráo (nao², rao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄠˊ, ㄖㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴, naau⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): giô / ngiau / ngiauh / liô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: náo
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: náo
    • Wade–Giles: nao²
    • Yale: náu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nau
    • Palladius: нао (nao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ráo
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ráo
    • Wade–Giles: jao²
    • Yale: ráu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rau
    • Palladius: жао (žao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴, naau⁴
    • Yale: yìuh, nàauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴, naau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴, nao⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹/, /naːu̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giô
    • Tâi-lô: giô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡio¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɤ²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /ɡio²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngiau
    • Tâi-lô: ngiau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngiaw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋiãu³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ŋiãu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngiauh
    • Tâi-lô: ngiauh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngiauq
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋiãuʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ŋiãuʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liô
    • Tâi-lô: liô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liooi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lio¹³/

Note:

• giô - "clam", "female genitalia";
• liô - alternative Zhangzhou pronunciation for "clam" sense.

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• Middle Chinese: /ȵiᴇu/, /ʔiᴇu/

Rime
Character	蟯	蟯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	日 (38)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	如招切	於霄切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiᴇu/	/ʔiᴇu/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵiɛu/	/ʔiɛu/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjæu/	/ʔjæu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵiaw/	/ʔiaw/
Li Rong	/ȵiɛu/	/ʔiɛu/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭɛu/	/ĭɛu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ɛu/	/ʔi̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ráo	yāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jiu4	jiu1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋjew/, /*ʔŋew/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蟯	蟯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14670	14683
Phonetic component	垚	垚
Rime group	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	饒	要
Old Chinese	/*ŋjew/	/*ʔŋew/

Definitions

蟯

1. Only used in 蟯蟲／蛲虫 (náochóng).
2. (Hokkien) clam
3. (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) female genitalia; vulva

Compounds

蟯蟲／蛲虫 (náochóng)

蟯蟲病／蛲虫病

References

• “蟯”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• “Entry #12627”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
• “Entry #12628”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

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Japanese

Kanji

蟯

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: にょう (nyō)
• Kan-on: じょう (jō)
• Kan’yō-on: ぎょう (gyō)

Compounds

• 蟯虫(ぎょうちゅう) (gyōchū), 蟯虫(じょうちゅう) (jōchū, “pinworm”)

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Korean

Hanja

蟯 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo, Yale yo)

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